kraftlös

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See also: kraftlos

Swedish

Etymology

kraft (“power, strength”) +‎ -lös (“-less”)

Adjective

kraftlös (comparative kraftlösare, superlative kraftlösast)

  1. lacking power (physically or otherwise); feeble, weak, powerless
    Sjukdomen hade gjort henne kraftlös
    The illness had sapped her of her strength
    kraftlösa åtgärder
    weak (ineffective) measures

Usage notes

Closer to "strengthless" than "powerless." Usually not powerless in the lacking ability or authority sense ("I am powerless to ...")

Declension

Inflection of kraftlös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular kraftlös kraftlösare kraftlösast
neuter singular kraftlöst kraftlösare kraftlösast
plural kraftlösa kraftlösare kraftlösast
masculine plural2 kraftlöse kraftlösare kraftlösast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 kraftlöse kraftlösare kraftlösaste
all kraftlösa kraftlösare kraftlösaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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